While the Cubs have long struggled to develop position players, their system now boasts a fine assortment of position player talent after the recent signing of Jorge Soler
and drafting of Albert Almora, assuming he signs. Things aren’t so promising on the pitching side, though their draft was extremely pitching-heavy. They also have the potential to add further talent via midseason trades. Do you think it’s conceivable that the Cubs will possess a top 5, even top 3, farm system by the end of the year?

A position-by-position look at the state of the Cubs system, including signed and unsigned 2012 draftees after the jump:

OF

Brett Jackson (L)

Jorge Soler (R)

Albert Almora (R)

Matt Szczur (R)

Reggie Golden (R)

Shawon Dunston (L)

Jae-Hoon Ha (R)

Pin-Chieh Chen (L)

Taiwan Easterling (R)

IF

Anthony Rizzo (L)

Javier Baez (R)

Marco Hernandez (S)

Gioskar Amaya (R)

Jeimer Candelario (S)

Josh Vitters (R)

Dan Vogelbach (L)

Junior Lake (R)

Ronald Torreyes (R)

Zeke DeVoss (S)

Arismendy Alcantara (S)

Trevor Gretzky (L)

C

Steve Clevenger (L)

Wellington Castillo (R)

P

Dillon Maples (R)

Trey McNutt (R)

Ben Wells (R)

Gerardo Concepcion (L)

Pierce Johnson (R)

Paul Blackburn (R)

Duane Underwood (R)

Rafael Dolis (R)

Jeffrey Beliveau (L)

Alberto Cabrera (R)

Jeffry Antigua (L)

Kevin Rhoderick (R)

Austin Kirk (L)

Eric Jokisch (L)

Tony Zych (R)

PJ Francescon (R)

Robert Whitenack

Jose Rosario (R)

Kyler Burke (L)